2019
The Effects of AHCC®, a Standardized Extract of Cultured Lentinura edodes Mycelia, on Natural Killer and T Cells in Health and Disease: Reviews on Human and Animal Studies
Shin MS, Park HJ, Maeda T, Nishioka H, Fujii H, Kang I. The Effects of AHCC®, a Standardized Extract of Cultured Lentinura edodes Mycelia, on Natural Killer and T Cells in Health and Disease: Reviews on Human and Animal Studies. Journal Of Immunology Research 2019, 2019: 3758576. PMID: 31930148, PMCID: PMC6942843, DOI: 10.1155/2019/3758576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatural killerEffects of AHCCT cellsStandardized extractImmune systemImmune cellsAnimal studiesClinical implicationsHost defenseAHCCHealth conditionsTraditional medicineMushroom extractsDiseaseExact effectKillerCellsHealthMixture of nutrientsHumansMalignancyExtractInfectionSupplementationImportant role
2017
Sex-specific regulation of immune responses by PPARs
Park H, Choi J. Sex-specific regulation of immune responses by PPARs. Experimental & Molecular Medicine 2017, 49: e364-e364. PMID: 28775365, PMCID: PMC5579504, DOI: 10.1038/emm.2017.102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune responseT cellsEffector T cell responsesPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ligandsSex-specific immune responsesExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisEffector T cellsT cell responsesRole of PPART cell activationHost diseaseAutoimmune encephalomyelitisAutoimmune diseasesSex hormonesForeign antigensSex-specific differencesKnockout miceMetabolic diseasesImmune systemPPARReceptor ligandsInhibitory functionDiseaseSex-specific regulationSex differences
2015
dNP2 is a blood–brain barrier-permeable peptide enabling ctCTLA-4 protein delivery to ameliorate experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
Lim S, Kim WJ, Kim YH, Lee S, Koo JH, Lee JA, Yoon H, Kim DH, Park HJ, Kim HM, Lee HG, Yun Kim J, Lee JU, Hun Shin J, Kyun Kim L, Doh J, Kim H, Lee SK, Bothwell AL, Suh M, Choi JM. dNP2 is a blood–brain barrier-permeable peptide enabling ctCTLA-4 protein delivery to ameliorate experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 8244. PMID: 26372309, PMCID: PMC4579786, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisMultiple sclerosisT cellsAutoimmune encephalomyelitisCytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4T-lymphocyte antigen-4T helper 17 (Th17) cellsCNS inflammatory diseasesTherapeutic mouse modelsEffector T cellsHelper 17 cellsT helper 1Blood-brain barrierCentral nervous systemHuman T cellsHelper 1Antigen-4Inflammatory diseasesMouse modelNervous systemCurrent drugsResident cellsBrain tissueEffective agentCell-permeable peptide